GENOME-WIDE DNA METHYLATION PATTERNS IN SUICIDE VICTIMS: IDENTIFICATION OF NEW CANDIDATE GENES

Suicide is a major global public health problem with significant impact on society. According to the World Health Organization, every year about 800.000 people commit suicide, while at the global level suicide accounts for 50% of all violent deaths among men and for 71% among women. Suicide is a complex phenomenon which cannot be attributed to a single causal factor, but to a combination of simultaneous effects of multiple factors which are...